ANC6D issues Resolution to Refrain from Issuing Record of Decision on Virginia Avenue Tunnel

ANC6D –which will be directly affected by the VAT construction–has issued a resolution that DDOT refrain from issuing a record of decision in light of disconcerting questions that have arisen about the approval process. They state that the FEIS “ raised at least as many questions as it answered” and asked for the DC Council to obtain answers related to the following:

how the VAT project fits into the Council’s comprehensive rail plan

if DDOT wrongfully preapproved CSX’s preferred proposal

if DDOT has the authority to grant CSX additional right of way needed for their preferred alternative

whether the city should condition right of way on CSX entering into a binding agreement forbidding the transportation of hazardous materials through the tunnel

how the city’s first responders are prepared to respond to a disaster int eh tunnel

how the project will affect economic development and if it will dissuade new investment

how vulnerable populations like low income families and the elderly will be given alternative options for housing if construction threatens their health.

how they will replace tree cover and compensate for environmental damage that will result

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Did You Know?

CSX’s right of way was granted by Congress back in 1901. Today, CSX nor the Federal and city agencies overseeing a NEPA process for this project can tell us what that right of way is or how much more CSX will receive for its expansion plan.